Transient stimulated vibrational Raman scattering in liquid HCl, HBr, Cl2, CR, $0, CHsF, CH3Q and SF6 has been observed Using a mode-locked ruby laser. Efficient conversions to Stokes wavelengths (up to 10%) are observed resulting in large excitation of the vibrational population. Recent laser measurements, based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) excitation of molecular vibrations in small molecules (N2, H2) in the liquid phase, have revealed relatively slow vibrational relaxation rates which are consistent with a simple, model liquid based on isolated binary collisions [ 1,2 ] _ In an attempt to make similar measurements in other small molecule liquids we have investigated transient stimulated Raman scattering (TSRS) in liquid HCl, HBr, Cl,, C02, N20, CH,F, CH$l and SF6 and found TSRS to be an efficient method of vibrational excitation in these liquids. Initial experiments with a Q-switched ruby oscillator amplifier system produced erratic and very weak SRS in these liquids. Intense backward traveling stimulated BriUouin scattering (SBS) was observed, in agreement with other work in liquids showing SBS to be the dominant nonlinearity with Q-switched pulses 131. Both theoretical and experimental studies have revealed that very short laser pulses can discriminate against SBS [4] and produce efficient vibrational SRS. Carman and co-workers have shown that if the laser pulse width, TV, is sufticiently short, rlaser < Gss7y, where G, is the steady-state vibrational SRS gain (as observed with a Q-switched pulse for instance) and T" = l/I' where I' is the spontaneous Raman linewidth, transient stimulated Raman scattering can occur [S] .